Chelsea 2 Benfica 1 (Chelsea win 3-1 on aggregate)

Uefa yesterday fined Porto €20,000 (£16,700) for the racist abuse of Manchester City's Mario Balotelli and Yaya Touré by their supporters in a Europa League game in Portugal on 16 February.

In last night's Europa League quarter-final first legs, veteran striker Raul scored twice for Schalke but they still lost 4-2 at home to Athletic Bilbao, who eliminated Manchester United in the previous round.

Portuguese team with the astute manager will be no pushover for Di Matteo's side, writes Sam Wallace

Athletic Bilbao, conquerors of Manchester United, will face German side Schalke in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Sporting Lisbon 1 Manchester City 0

Richards' delight at second chance after admitting he was not a Capello favourite

Zenit St Petersburg 3 Benfica 2

Former assistant insists Chelsea's embattled manager has necessary quality to transform club

The agent Jorge Mendes has cemented his position as a major driver of Manchester United's transfer business by brokering the deal which is likely to see Benfica's Argentinian midfielder Nicolas Gaitan sign for Sir Alex Ferguson at a price of €35m (£29.3m) next summer.

Zenit St Petersburg were indebted to goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev for a series of outstanding saves as they earned the 0-0 draw in Porto that took the Russian side through to the Champions League knockout stages for the first time at the expense of the Portuguese team.

Nikola Zigic has received the backing of Birmingham manager Chris Hughton and team-mate Keith Fahey following his costly penalty miss in Birmingham's 1-0 Europa League defeat in Braga.

Manager's appointment expected today as Abramovich triggers buyout clause

Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas wrote his name into the history books by lifting the Europa League before moving quickly to insist that neither he nor his star players will be leaving the club this summer.